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# Create a batch deepfake detection job

POST https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Submit up to 50 files in a single request and process them as a single logical
group. Returns HTTP 202 with a batch UUID; each file is analyzed in the
background and individual results are available via `GET /detect/{uuid}` for
each entry in `detect_uuids`.

Two intake methods:

* **Multiple media files** — repeated `files[]` form fields.
* **Single zip archive** — a single `file` form field whose value is a `.zip`
  containing the media files. Non-media entries are skipped.

Provide one of `files[]` or `file=<...>.zip` per request. Synchronous mode
(`Prefer: wait`) is not supported and returns 400 if sent.

Constraints:

* Maximum 50 files per batch.
* Maximum 500 MB total upload size across all files.
* Allowed file types match `POST /detect`'s direct-upload allowlist.
* Watermark analysis is not supported for batch or zip requests. Sending `detect_watermark=true` returns 400.
* All-or-nothing billing: if the team's wallet cannot cover the projected cost
  for every file, the request is rejected with 402 and no detects are created.

Reference: https://docs.resemble.ai/api-reference/deepfake-detection/create-detect-batch

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API key from https://app.resemble.ai/hub/api

## Request

### Body (multipart/form-data)

This endpoint expects a multipart form with multiple files.

- `files[]` (files, optional) — One or more media files. Repeat the `files[]` field for each file. Mutually exclusive with `file`.
- `file` (file, optional) — A single `.zip` archive containing media files. Mutually exclusive with `files[]`.
- `callback_url` (string, optional) — POST destination invoked when the batch reaches a terminal state.
- `intelligence` (boolean, optional) — Run multimodal intelligence on every file in the batch.
- `infer_from_intelligence` (boolean, optional) — Opt in to let a strong intelligence finding escalate an otherwise non-fake verdict to "Likely Fake". Has no effect unless `intelligence` is also true.
- `search_identity` (boolean, optional) — Run identity search against the team's saved identities (audio/video only).
- `visualize` (boolean, optional) — Generate visualization artifacts.
- `audio_source_tracing_enabled` (boolean, optional) — Enable audio source tracing on each audio file.
- `frame_length` (integer, optional) — Window size in seconds (audio/video).
- `start_region` (double, optional) — Start of segment to analyze (seconds).
- `end_region` (double, optional) — End of segment to analyze (seconds).
- `max_video_secs` (double, optional) — Cap processed video duration.
- `use_llm` (boolean, optional) — Use LLM-assisted video analysis.
- `face_only` (boolean, optional) — Focus detection on faces for video children by masking non-face regions. Audio and image children use an effective value of `false`. Retrieve each child's effective value with `GET /detect/{uuid}`; the aggregate batch response does not include this field.
- `zero_retention_mode` (boolean, optional) — Enable Zero Retention Mode for every file in the batch.

## Response

### 202

Batch accepted

- `success` (boolean, optional)
- `item` (DetectBatch, optional) — Aggregate state for a batch detection job. Returned by `POST /detect/batch` and `GET /detect/batch/{uuid}`.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Invalid batch request (missing files, both file and files[] supplied, file count or size exceeded, unsupported file type, `Prefer: wait` header sent, or `detect_watermark=true`)

- `success` (boolean, optional)
- `error` (string, optional)
- `errors` (map from string to list of string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)

### 402 Payment Required Error

Insufficient balance for the projected batch cost. Response `details` includes per-file estimates.

- `success` (boolean, optional)
- `error` (string, optional)
- `errors` (map from string to list of string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Intelligence detect limit reached (Default plan).

- `success` (boolean, optional)
- `error` (string, optional)
- `errors` (map from string to list of string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)

## Types

### DetectBatch

Aggregate state for a batch detection job. Returned by `POST /detect/batch` and `GET /detect/batch/{uuid}`.

- `uuid` (string, optional) — Batch UUID.
- `status` (enum, optional) — Aggregate status across all child detects. - `processing` — at least one child detect is still running. - `completed` — every child detect completed successfully. - `partially_failed` — at least one succeeded and at least one failed. - `failed` — every child detect failed.
  - Allowed values: `processing`, `completed`, `partially_failed`, `failed`
- `total_files` (integer, optional) — Number of files in the batch (1–50).
- `completed_count` (integer, optional) — Number of child detects that have completed successfully.
- `failed_count` (integer, optional) — Number of child detects that have failed.
- `created_at` (datetime, optional)
- `detect_uuids` (list of string, optional) — UUIDs of the child detects. Use `GET /detect/{uuid}` to retrieve per-file results.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "files[]": [],
  "file": "<file: <file1>>"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "item": {
    "uuid": "string",
    "status": "processing",
    "total_files": 1,
    "completed_count": 1,
    "failed_count": 1,
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "detect_uuids": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch"

files = { "file": "open('<file1>', 'rb')" }
payload = {
    "callback_url": ,
    "intelligence": ,
    "infer_from_intelligence": ,
    "search_identity": ,
    "visualize": ,
    "audio_source_tracing_enabled": ,
    "frame_length": ,
    "start_region": ,
    "end_region": ,
    "max_video_secs": ,
    "use_llm": ,
    "face_only": ,
    "zero_retention_mode": 
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, files=files, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<file1>');
form.append('callback_url', '');
form.append('intelligence', '');
form.append('infer_from_intelligence', '');
form.append('search_identity', '');
form.append('visualize', '');
form.append('audio_source_tracing_enabled', '');
form.append('frame_length', '');
form.append('start_region', '');
form.append('end_region', '');
form.append('max_video_secs', '');
form.append('use_llm', '');
form.append('face_only', '');
form.append('zero_retention_mode', '');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"callback_url\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"infer_from_intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"search_identity\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"visualize\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"audio_source_tracing_enabled\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"frame_length\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"start_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"end_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"max_video_secs\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"use_llm\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"face_only\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"zero_retention_mode\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"callback_url\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"infer_from_intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"search_identity\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"visualize\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"audio_source_tracing_enabled\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"frame_length\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"start_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"end_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"max_video_secs\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"use_llm\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"face_only\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"zero_retention_mode\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"callback_url\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"infer_from_intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"search_identity\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"visualize\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"audio_source_tracing_enabled\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"frame_length\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"start_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"end_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"max_video_secs\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"use_llm\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"face_only\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"zero_retention_mode\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'file',
        'filename' => '<file1>',
        'contents' => null
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"<file1>\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"callback_url\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"infer_from_intelligence\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"search_identity\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"visualize\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"audio_source_tracing_enabled\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"frame_length\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"start_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"end_region\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"max_video_secs\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"use_llm\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"face_only\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"zero_retention_mode\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "file",
    "fileName": "<file1>"
  ],
  [
    "name": "callback_url",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "intelligence",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "infer_from_intelligence",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "search_identity",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "visualize",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "audio_source_tracing_enabled",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "frame_length",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "start_region",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "end_region",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "max_video_secs",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "use_llm",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "face_only",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "zero_retention_mode",
    "value": 
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.resemble.ai/api/v2/detect/batch")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```